Stanley 77-250 IntelliSensor Digiscan Wood, Metal and Live Wire Stud Sensor

List Price: $57.99

Features:

• Electronic stud sensor differentiates between wood, metal and live wires through most common wall materials
• Locates wood studs and live AC wires in both 3- to 4-inch standard and 1-1/2 deep-read modes; automatic calibration
• Heavy-duty ABS construction; ergonomically designed
• Audio indication and easy-to-read LCD display for accurate center and edge marking
• Uses 9-volt battery (not included); backed by limited lifetime warranty

Accessories:
This Old House (1-year)	Measuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's Guide

Customer Reviews:

More trouble than it is worth [Posted on 2003-08-17]
I regret buying this sensor. The on/off switch gets bumped in a tool belt or box, which starts it beeping, and the only way to keep it from turning on is to pull the battery. The LCD screen is hard to read except from straight on, or in poor light. Although it beeps and shows different icons, it does not discriminate well, and does not pick up edges well. It is bulky and awkward to use on a jobsite. Spend your money on something else.

does a lousy job, waste of money [Posted on 2003-09-09]
This stud finder is worthless for finding studs. In my 1926-built house, it finds studs everywhere! The darn thing never shuts up as it beeps away telling me "Eureka! I found a stud." NOT! It does work for the wiring but I bought it as a stud finder. So far I've bought three stud finders, all of them duds. Even on a brand new wall which I know had studs every 16" it still claimed to find them all across the 22' wall.

AMAZON.COM sucks [Posted on 2003-11-06]
They duplicated my order and then won't refund the full amount of the item that was returned. I had to get my financial institution involved to dispute the charge. BEWARE!!!

Don't waste your money on this [Posted on 2007-01-07]
I tried 2 versions of the Stanley IntelliSensor, and both were equally worthless...either beeping every 4 inches to indicate imaginary studs, or then missing wood or metal studs when placed over them!

One calibrates this "sensor" by placing it flat over a portion of wall known to not have a stud till it beeps "ok", then moving it flat over the wall. Problem is... it can't find a stud to save its life!

The guy at Home Depot said they had a few returned, and suggested tapping the wall to find one stud, and then measuring (I think it was 18 or 24 inches) to find the other regularly placed studs, once you found two a certain distance apart.

Save your $ and tap the wall, or if you need something to do, grab a branch from a tree and make a "witching stick"..it'll work better, and cost as much as this should have cost.

rubbish [Posted on 2007-03-11]
I agree with the other reviewers that this product is useless. Don't buy it. It constantly beeps where there are no studs, which can lead to your hanging a heavy item where there are no studs.

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